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D&C 61

event #700755
created 2024-06-12 by bplewe
official name: site of revelation (D&C 61), McIlwaine's Bend, Missouri,   
assertion #4018684 by bplewe on 2024-06-12: confidence 100%.
is a(n): revelation   
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occurred on: 12 Aug 1831   
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description: While Joseph and others were returning to Ohio from their trip to Independence, they were traveling along the Missouri River, and experienced many dangers. A revelation (now Doctrine and Covenants Section 61) was received in response.   
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located at: near Miami, Missouri, United States   
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location: 39°19'12"N, 93°15'36"W   
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assertion #4023882 by bplewe on 2024-06-05: confidence 100%.
see also: www.josephsmithpapers.org   
History, 1838-1856, V.A-1, p.142
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notes: The precise location cannot be determined. The river has changed course significantly, and "McIlwaine's Bend" was not identified on surveys and maps of the time. It is estimated to be somewhere in the vicinity of Miami.   
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